Archive for the Category: "Canada"

March 26th, 2010 - 9:43 am § in Canada, Front Page

The Polarizing North Pole

Throughout human history, the Arctic has had little trouble retaining its reputation for austere beauty. However as the irreversible effects of global climate change continue to negatively impact ecosystems worldwide, the once ice blanketed region is rapidly melting away. This climatic shift has c[...]

February 4th, 2010 - 9:41 am § in Canada, Front Page

Harper’s Attempt to Save Face at the Cost of Canada’s Democratic Enlargement

On December 30th, Prime Minister Stephen Harper suspended the Canadian Parliament for the third time since he first took office in 2006 and the second time in just over a year. This comes at a time when Harper has faced increasingly vocal criticism from the opposition. As a leader of a minority gove[...]

January 12th, 2010 - 3:04 pm § in Canada, In the News

Canada has options for oilsands production, think-tank says

By Barbara Yaffe Vancouver Sun January 11, 2010 If the Obama administration brings in tough environmental measures, Canada may sell its oil elsewhere A respected American think-tank is urging the Obama government to think twice before introducing environmental measures that would disadvantage Albert[...]

September 22nd, 2009 - 12:46 pm § in Canada, Front Page, Honduras, Reports

Canada and Honduras: Act Now

If Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper wants to be taken seriously as an international figure, he must be able to simultaneously juggle domestic and international crises without dropping the ball. While the Liberal opposition threatens to bring down Harper’s minority government daily, the Tori[...]

August 26th, 2009 - 12:11 pm § in Canada, Front Page, Honduras

COHA on Canada: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Kent panned for Ottawa’s Honduras Policy

Repeatedly, COHA specialists have called upon Canadian authorities to use their nation’s positive image throughout this hemisphere to help build authentic democratic institutions and condemn human rights violations wherever they might occur in the region. Regrettably, innovation and a creative mar[...]

July 10th, 2009 - 10:35 am § in Canada, Front Page, Press Releases

Canada’s Nuclear Dilemma

With the temporary shutdown of the nuclear research-reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, Canada’s medical isotope industry has fallen into crisis, threatening health services across North America. The National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, as it is called, produced a third of the world’s molybde[...]

June 2nd, 2009 - 8:48 am § in Canada, In the News, Mexico, Uncategorized

How Mexico’s drug war washed up on Canada’s West Coast

May 30, 2009 By Linda Diebel The Star Vancouver task force struggles with fallout of crackdown on cartels VANCOUVER – Constables Phil Gomes and Mike Clark – a.k.a. Shake ‘n’ Bake – are 27 and 28, clean-cut and solidly built, and together form the newest and least-known front in Mex[...]

May 1st, 2009 - 9:00 am § in Canada, Colombia, Front Page, Press Releases

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Could Be a Lose-Lose Deal

The Canadian Parliament is on the verge of passing a free trade measure with Colombia The trade deal faces staunch opposition from human and labor rights bodies Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Colombia could potentially exacerbate flagrant current human rights abuses in the country Just a fe[...]

April 6th, 2009 - 11:44 am § in Canada, Front Page, Mexico, Press Releases

Canada and the Mexican War on Drugs: Lack of Involvement But Not of Interest

- Although increasingly affected from afar by the fight against the cartels, Canada is curiously detached from the Mexican war on drugs - Canada has numerous economic and political involvements in the Mexican status quo and multilateral and bilateral initiatives could be eyed for their implementati[...]